Cruit Island
An Chruit | |
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Populated place | |
 South side of the island | |
  Cruit Island Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 55°01′53″N 8°25′03″W / 55.031268°N 8.417521°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Population (2022)[1] | 92 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | B847228 |
Cruit Island (Irish: An Chruit[2] or Oileán na Cruite) is a small inhabited island in the Rosses region of County Donegal, Ireland. It is linked to the mainland by bridge.
Culture
Cruit Island has a strong musical heritage. Local musician Seán McBride wrote the Irish ballad "The Homes of Donegal" in 1955.[3] The song "Thíos Cois na Trá Domh" originates from the island and remains a popular song in the Donegal Gaeltacht to this day.
Demographics
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| Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ↑ "An Chruit / Cruit Island". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ↑ "Recent travel videos from around the web". tripatlas.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
Media related to Cruit Island at Wikimedia Commons
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